Texas Governor Greg Abbott has renewed the state’s border security disaster proclamation for December 2025, continuing a declaration first made on May 31, 2021. The proclamation certifies that a surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico border presents an ongoing and imminent threat to several Texas counties and state agencies.
The original proclamation has been amended several times to adjust the list of affected counties. In his latest action, Governor Abbott stated: “WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on May 31, 2021, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas‒Mexico border posed an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number of Texas counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster; … NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby renew the aforementioned proclamation and declare a disaster for Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Brewster… Zavala Counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster. All orders, directions, suspensions, and authorizations provided in the Proclamation of May 31, 2021, as amended and renewed in subsequent proclamations, are in full force and effect.”
The document was signed by Governor Abbott in Austin on December 18, 2025.
Greg Abbott has led the Office of Texas Governor since his election in 2014 according to information from its official website. The office operates from its main location at the State Insurance Building in Austin and is part of the executive branch overseeing statewide services across Texas (source). Under Abbott’s leadership,the governor’s office has focused on issues including job creation, education improvement initiatives such as parental empowerment in schooling decisions,individual liberties protection, economic opportunities enhancement,and southern border security efforts. One initiative cited is Operation Lone Star addressing border concerns (source).
Abbott’s tenure also includes collaborations with private sector entities like Southwest Airlines to promote economic expansion within communities through programs like Travel Texas (source). He was recognized among TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2024 (source).
Copies of this renewed proclamation have been filed with appropriate authorities as required by law.
